Advantages: The best fish and chips you can get Disadvantages: It gets very busy
Stein's Fish and Chips
Celebrity chef Rick Stein is so prevalent in Padstow, and brings so much custom into the pretty harbour town, that it can only be a matter of time before the local dignitaries approve changing its name to Stein's Padstow. At the time of writing Stein has four restaurants and two deli / gift shops all within a hundred yards or so of the harbour front. At the top of the tree is his flagship Seafood Restaurant, opened in 1975 ... ...food chain there is Rick Stein's Café, a place where you can drop in for a coffee and a slice of cake or a three course meal. The final piece of the jigsaw is Stein's Fish and Chips, situated on the South Quay.
Sited in an industrial looking building overlooking the quay where the fishing fleet unload their catches, Stein's Fish and Chips sits alongside his Deli / Gift shop and various other retail outlets. It's a chippy, but not like many you'll ...
brereton66 03.08.2006
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Quick review of Stein's Fish and Chips
we visited Padstow on our recent Cornwallian jaunt, and thought why not go for the "best fish and chips in the country"...?
So off we trotted, wavering in our minds tales of "extortionate prices & endless queues".
Pleasantly surprised by a reasonable wait of 10-15 minutes (it was raining though), & a £6 bundle of warm loveliness - it has to get the thumbs up!!! Not the best I've ever had, but certainly up there.
Of course, if you want expensive fish, it is there, but who would really waste £11 for deep fried and battered monkfish...? ...
pushkin71 16.07.2008
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Advantages: excellent food, excellent service, picturesque Padstow Disadvantages: can be pricey
Padstow is a great place to visit and with it also being the base for Rick Steins seafood restaurant, you cant go wrong. You cant visit Padstow without experiencing Rick Steins. The service is very good and the location of the restaurant is easily locatable. When it comes to seafood, you cant get any better. I had mussels for starters and they were cooked to perfection.. This was followed by lobster and to finish, Hot chocolate fondant. The food ... ...paying for quality and you certainly get what you pay for. I have also dined out at Jamie Olivers 15 restaurant and in comparison for price and quality, Rick Steins is by far the best place to go. If you like seafood, take my advice and visit Rick Steins Seafood resaturant. You wont be disappointed. ...
SUGGI01 23.05.2007
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